John Kenneth Galbraith “Economics is a subject profoundly conducive to cliche, resonant with boredom. On few topics is an American audience so practiced in turning off its ears and minds. And none can say that the response is ill advised.” John Kenneth Galbraith View all quotes by John Kenneth Galbraith →
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” John Kenneth Galbraith
“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.” John Kenneth Galbraith
“It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought.” John Kenneth Galbraith
